Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

As for whether the retaliation against those small scholars would have any negative impact on them, of course not.

Given their status and position, it wouldn't matter even if they killed all those scholars.

Of course, if this were really done, the commotion it would cause would be too big, which might cause dissatisfaction among some ordinary people and affect the fortune of the dynasty.

So these people planned to find a "legitimate reason" to deal with them after a while, when the incident had calmed down.

But these are all matters for the future. What we need to do now is to appease the scholars and the numerous civilians as soon as possible and restore the fortunes of the dynasty. Now the army is fighting on the front line, and it concerns the future of the dynasty and must not be affected in the slightest!
"Drive that idiot out of the capital, deprive him of his honors, and let him return to his homeland for a few years." Liu Bairui glanced at the ministers with a sinister look, making them dare not speak for him.

"The imperial examination will be held again! During this period, you all must behave yourself. If you cause any trouble again and affect the development of the dynasty, don't blame me for disregarding the friendship of my fellow tribesmen!"

He could take this opportunity to promote some of his own people and gain more power.

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed obediently. This matter also concerned their interests, so no one objected.

……

"You reacted pretty quickly, but some things may not go the way you want."

When Li Zhirui knew that he would have to retake the examination, an unfathomable smile appeared on his face.

On the surface, the Li family only sent him, but after Li Zhirui set off, the Anbu also began to act and had established a considerable intelligence network.

However, due to the suppression of the humanitarian law network, in order to avoid being exposed, most of the dark tribesmen stayed in small towns on the outskirts or even in the countryside, and those who were truly responsible for collecting intelligence were all small people from all walks of life.

Although they come from poor backgrounds and have no access to information from the upper echelons, they are numerous and easily overlooked.

Besides, Li Zhirui doesn’t need too much intelligence from the upper levels now, as he is already making plans in this regard.

It was Li Zhirui who spread the news of Liu's children cheating in the imperial examination quickly to the surrounding areas of the capital through them.

knock --

A knock on the door interrupted Li Zhirui's thoughts. He immediately restrained his expression and changed his temperament. He became a gentle scholar and said softly, "Come in."

"gentlemen!"

"Are you guys thinking about retaking the exam?"

"Nothing can be hidden from you, sir."

"Don't worry. I think there won't be much change in this exam except that it will be more rigorous."

Li Zhirui quickly sent them away, walked into the dark room alone, looked at the scarred man in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Have you arranged everything I asked you to do?"

"Several three-meter-long iron needles have been erected in the houses near the Imperial Examination Hall."

The strong man lowered his head slightly and asked in confusion: "Sir, can you really have a bad impact on the Dafeng Dynasty by doing this?"

"Of course, didn't Liu promote the theory of the connection between heaven and man to prove his legitimacy? When the 'Emperor of Heaven' rains down thunder and fire, those brainwashed civilians and students will inevitably have some hesitation and doubt about the Dafeng Dynasty, and that will be enough."

"Sir, what's the use of this? It can't overthrow the Liu Dynasty at all!" the strong man said anxiously.

Speaking of this strong man Cao Da, his life story is very old-fashioned, just like Zhang Gangfeng that Li Zhirui mentioned when he made up his identity before. Because he offended the descendants of Liu family, his entire family of eight were slaughtered. It can be said that he has a blood feud with the Liu family.

So when the Anbu was developing informants and contacted him, Cao Da was particularly active. Moreover, he, a farmer who could not read a single word, was actually quite talented in collecting intelligence, so he was sent to Li Zhirui to help.

"Don't be in a hurry. Overthrowing a dynasty that has been passed down for hundreds of years and is in its revival period is not an easy task."

Li Zhirui tried to comfort him and said, "After the fire breaks out in the Imperial Examination Hall, you should immediately have people spread the news that Liu Fengzhong has lost his virtue and the Emperor of Heaven has sent down punishment. The sooner the better, and make sure to let as many civilians as possible know about it."

"And tell everyone to be careful and not to expose themselves! The dynasty has Legalist monks. Although they are not as powerful as Confucian monks, they are also capable. If they intervene and investigate, they may find clues and discover our existence!"

Li Zhirui was also helpless. After he obtained the complete humanitarian method, he spent some time comprehending it, but did not conduct in-depth research.

Now, being able to reduce the suppression of his cultivation by the Humanitarian Law Network as much as possible is his greatest ability.

Moreover, Li Zhirui could not take action, otherwise he would leave obvious traces of a cultivator. Then the Dafeng Dynasty would definitely suspect that it was the nearby immortal forces that were plotting in secret.

This is also the reason why Li Zhirui did not let the family monks take action personally, but instead established a mortal intelligence network.

"Don't worry, please. I will definitely convey your words to you, sir!" Cao Da nodded and left the dark room quietly.

Li Zhirui has the humane methods in his hands, and naturally he also has the methods of Confucianism, Law, Military and other cultivation methods. In order to fight against the Dafeng Dynasty, he selected some mortals to teach.

Among them, the majority are military practitioners, legal practitioners, Mohist practitioners, etc., but there are very few prosperous Confucian practitioners in the Dafeng Dynasty today.

Because compared to Confucianism, the cultivation of other methods is less dependent on the destiny of humanity.

If these beings in the darkness absorb a large amount of luck, wouldn't they be caught?
Soon the day of the re-examination arrived. When many students were about to enter the Imperial Examination Hall, there was a sudden thunder in the sky. The lightning cut through the dark sky, and it seemed as if daybreak had arrived at that moment.

Then, in full view of everyone, several bolts of lightning struck the surroundings of the Imperial Examination Hall, and the wooden houses instantly caught fire, which soon spread to the Imperial Examination Hall.

"This……"

Just when everyone was at a loss, in the darkness where no one was paying attention, several figures were running fast.

"It's over! It's over! The imperial examination has to be postponed again! And the Imperial Examination Hall has been burned down. I don't know how long it will take to rebuild it."

"What should I do? I don't have much money left. I can't stay in the capital any longer."

A student's eyes showed deep resentment, "If Liu Baiqing hadn't cheated, I would have been a Jinshi by now!"

Many scholars who came from common families and had finally passed the imperial examination became so angry and resentful when they heard this.

Yes! If it weren't for Liu Baiqing, how could they have encountered such embarrassment, or even faced the situation of giving up.

Fortunately, this is a world with extraordinary powers. After the invigilating officials reacted, they all took measures to put out the fire and prevented it from spreading further.

However, nearly half of the Gongyuan was burned down by the fire, and it could no longer be used.

A few people were left behind to appease the thousands of candidates, while other officials hurried to the palace.

……

"Damn it! How could such a thing be discovered! What were those invigilators doing? They took action the moment they saw the fire. Could the consequences be so serious?" After Liu Bairui heard about this, he couldn't help but get furious.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? Should the imperial examination continue?" An old minister stepped forward and asked. Liu Bairui paused and said, "Immediately dispatch all the craftsmen in the capital to repair the Imperial Examination Hall as soon as possible. Once it is completed, the examination will be held directly the next day!"

"At the same time, let the Fa family investigate this matter and find out the reason for me."

"Yes!"

At this time, no one was willing to contradict Liu Bairui.

But there was no good news, but bad news came one after another.

A rumor is spreading rapidly in the capital and its surrounding areas, and it is likely that it has already spread.

It is said that the fire in the Imperial Examination Hall was a warning sent by God to express his dissatisfaction with Liu Bairui.

Not to mention the mortals who were deeply bewitched by the connection between heaven and man, even some members of the Liu clan were quite superstitious and believed the rumors.

But whether they are truly superstitious or have other purposes, only they themselves know.

boom--

All kinds of precious porcelain were smashed to the ground by Liu Bairui and instantly turned into pieces, while he himself was like a defeated lion, gasping for breath.

"Investigate! Send out all the people, and make sure to find out for me! Who is behind this?" Without thinking too much, Liu Bairui knew that someone was plotting against him and wanted to squeeze him out of that position.

Moreover, these dangerous and terrifying rumors have dealt a heavy blow to the dynasty's fortune!

If we take into account what happened during this period, the fortune of the Dafeng Dynasty experienced the biggest decline in history.

The army, which originally had the upper hand on the front line, was unable to suppress the monks due to the decline in luck, and the situation was soon reversed by the monks.

"As ordered!"

Unfortunately, after a heavy rain, all the clues were buried between heaven and earth and disappeared.

Of course, this is also thanks to the help of several members of the Liu family, otherwise how could we not find any clues at all?
Li Zhirui was quite satisfied with this result.

It not only intensified the suspicion and jealousy between the king and his subjects, but also caused the dynasty's fortunes to decline. More importantly, the army's disastrous defeat shook its foundation.

It can be said that before they have trained enough soldiers, they will not be able to continue their external expansion, unless the Liu family's children are willing to go to the battlefield and fill in the missing soldiers.

But this is obviously impossible. How could those guys who have high expectations but poor skills be willing to be soldiers?

So in the short term, Wanzhuzhou is safe!

It is not an easy task to counterattack the Dafeng Dynasty. Due to the suppression of the humanitarian network, the strength of the monks is greatly reduced.

However, Li Zhirui has not wasted time these days. Combining his previous insights, he is almost completing a secret method that can reduce the suppression effect.

When the time comes and it is passed on to those monks, the Dafeng Dynasty will never be at peace!

Unfortunately, this is far from enough. Li Zhirui intends to overthrow the Dafeng Dynasty and eliminate the pressure on Wanzhuzhou. At the same time, his family can directly receive this large inheritance.

You know, because it's about luck, the Humane Dynasty is very keen on expanding its territory, so over the years, the territory of the Dafeng Dynasty has reached more than 8,000 miles! It's even larger than the current land area of ​​the Li family.

"Sir, you are so awesome!" Cao Da was amazed. Although he had known for a long time that this mysterious gentleman had extraordinary means, he still couldn't help being surprised.

"This is far from enough, but next time, don't make any noise. Just lie low and wait."

Cao Da knew that this was the right thing to do, but he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, how many more years will it take to overthrow the Dafeng Dynasty?"

"It will be completed in less than ten years."

With cultivators invading from outside and several major conflicts inside, coupled with his layout, perhaps this year will be the peak of the Dafeng Dynasty.

……

After the Imperial Examination Hall was repaired, the metropolitan examination and the palace examination were finally completed without any incident.

Among the students taught by Li Zhirui, the best one ranked over 100, and the worst one was among the last few, luckily making it onto the gold list.

"Starting tomorrow, you will each embark on your own path to the future. I can't continue to be with you. Everything depends on yourselves!"

Li Zhirui found a time to communicate with them face to face.

"I believe that during this period of time, you have also understood the very neglected situations in the dynasty. If nothing unexpected happens, you will be traveling back and forth between various states and counties for the next few decades. If you are lucky, you may be sent to a large county. If you are unlucky, you may be sent to the wild lands that have just been conquered."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people who were originally proud of having passed the imperial examination, immediately lowered their heads, their bodies emitting a strong sense of reluctance and helplessness.

"As your teacher, I will give you the final instructions here."

Li Zhirui said earnestly: "Strength is the foundation! So you must not give up cultivation in the future. On the contrary, you who have official positions can use the official seal to directly connect with the dynasty's luck, which can speed up your cultivation."

"But this! It is far from enough to resist the shackles of this rule, so you must also raise your hopes!"

"Yang Wang?"

People didn't quite understand this word.

"Yang means to cultivate; Wang means fame."

"This fame can be the public's support for you in eliminating harm and solving people's livelihood problems, or it can be for teaching and educating people. The specific situation still needs you to figure out."

Li Zhirui looked at them with a sharp gaze and said, "If you were world-renowned Confucian scholars or famous legalists, and if you were powerful, you would definitely not stop at being a third-rank official!"

"One day, maybe I can be made a marquis and become a prime minister! I can become a big shot in the court!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of these young people who did not have much experience suddenly lit up, because Li Zhirui had opened up the path that had originally been broken for them!

Although I don’t know if I can get through, at least there is a way ahead!
"Thank you for your guidance, Teacher!" Everyone bowed sincerely.

They may all have their own little thoughts, but they all understand that if it were not for Li Zhirui, they would not have achieved such great success now, let alone see a bright future.

"Well, it's getting late, and many of you will be leaving for different places tomorrow, so go back and rest."

After they left, Li Zhirui murmured to himself: "I hope this fire can burn hot!" (End of this chapter)